Northwest Fork Hundred in Bridgeville in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Jacobs School #143

Site of Jacobs School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 8, 2024

1. Site of Jacobs School Marker

Inscription. In 1863 the Sussex County Levy Court formally approved the creation of a new school district to serve the needs of local citizens. A frame schoolhouse was built on this site on land provided by Thomas Jacobs, measuring twenty feet in width and thirty-two feet in length. A single teacher was responsible for teaching all students in grades 1-6. Classes were held at this location until 1917, when road improvements led to the movement of the building to a site one-third a mile northwest. The school was then expanded and renovated. Jacobs School #143 was closed following the consolidation of the district with Bridgeville District #90 in 1929.

Erected 2022 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-131.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 38° 43.258′ N, 75° 35.167′ W. Marker is in Bridgeville, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Northwest Fork Hundred. It is on Seashore Highway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: DE-404, Bridgeville DE 19933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elizabeth Smith-Cornish (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jack Lewis (approx. 1.4 miles away); Edward Redfield (approx. 1.7 miles away); Old Bridgeville Firehouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bridgeville, Delaware (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Seaford Hundred (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Sudler House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Jacobs School #143 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another

Site of Jacobs School #143 Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 8, 2024

2. Site of Jacobs School #143 Marker wide view

marker now near it); Sudler House (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.